reddit_get_user 4 credits
Fetch one Reddit user's public profile: username, account age, karma, follower count, and description. username is the name without the u/ prefix, e.g. 'spez'; a full profile URL also works. Add up to 2 sections from comments|posts|subreddits at 2 credits each: comments and posts return that user's recent activity (first page), subreddits returns where they are active. Costs 4 credits base. Use this to profile loud voices found via reddit_search before quoting or engaging them. To find users by topic, use reddit_search type=users; this tool needs an exact username.
Parameters
| Param | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username | yes | string | Reddit username without the u/ prefix, e.g. 'spez'. Full profile URLs are accepted and cleaned. |
sections | no | array | Extra activity sections, 2 credits each (max 2 per call). |
freshness | no | string | recent (default) serves cached data from the last few hours when available; realtime forces a live fetch for +2 credits (refunded if we fall back to cached data). |
max_credits | no | integer | Spend ceiling for this one call. The call is rejected (nothing charged) if its quote exceeds this. Only the quote is ever reserved, never this ceiling. |
REST
GET /v1/reddit/users · auth: required · metered: true
curl "https://api.veezee.io/v1/reddit/users?username=spez" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VEEZEE_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)"
MCP
{
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "reddit_get_user",
"arguments": {
"username": "spez"
}
}
}
Input examples
Profile overview
{
"username": "spez"
}
With recent comments and where they post
{
"username": "spez",
"sections": [
"comments",
"subreddits"
]
}
Output
Returns a reddit_user envelope. Full field list: /docs/fields#reddit_user.
Errors
REST returns application/problem+json; MCP returns the same content as an error result. message is written as the next-turn instruction.
| Code | HTTP status | Retriable | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
INVALID_INPUT | 400 | no | A parameter failed validation. Check param and message for what to fix. |
NOT_FOUND | 404 | no | Nothing matches the given identifier or URL. |
UNAUTHORIZED | 401 | no | Missing, invalid, or revoked API key. |
NOT_ENTITLED | 403 | no | This account is not enabled for the platform you called. |
INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS | 402 | no | Your balance can't cover this call's quote. Check get_usage or add credits. |
QUOTE_EXCEEDS_MAX_CREDITS | 402 | no | The call's quote is higher than the max_credits you set. Nothing was charged. |
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REQUIRED | 400 | no | This is a metered call; send an Idempotency-Key header. |
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED | 409 | no | That Idempotency-Key was already used with different arguments. Use a new key for a new call. |
CONCURRENCY_LIMIT | 429 | yes | Too many calls in flight for this key's plan. Wait for one to finish. |
RATE_LIMITED | 429 | yes | Too many calls per minute for this key's plan. Back off and retry. |
TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED | 403 | no | A trial-only limit was hit (concurrency, rate, search size, or realtime fetches). |
BUDGET_EXHAUSTED | 503 | no | A configured spend budget has been used up. |
UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE | 502 | yes | LinkedIn data wasn't reachable. Safe to retry. |
PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE | 413 | no | The request or response exceeded the size limit. |
INTERNAL | 500 | yes | Something failed on our side. Safe to retry. |
Errors a payment can fix add fields to this shape. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS, TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED, and BUDGET_EXHAUSTED carry upgrade_url (give it to your human) and offer, its machine-readable twin; RATE_LIMITED and CONCURRENCY_LIMIT carry both on trial accounts only, where a paid plan raises the limit. offer holds offer_version (1), reason (the error code), currency ("usd"), recommended (which pack to lead with, currently flex), packs (pack, mode, price_usd_cents, credits or credits_per_month, and when, a short label for when that pack fits), rails (currently stripe_checkout), checkout_url (the same account-bound link as upgrade_url), resume, and refund_policy. Follow offer.resume after payment: INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS retries the same call with the SAME Idempotency-Key; TRIAL_CAP_EXCEEDED and BUDGET_EXHAUSTED retry with a fresh key; the two limit codes clear on their own with back-off, payment only raises the limit. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS also sets credits_required: the credits the failed call needed. The failed attempt charged nothing.